Fishing the river Tay at Meikleour and Upper Islamouth

[@simonsmith9363]

The general public who eat farmed salmon are part of the problem, they still seem to think that eating fish is a healthy option, even though it's farmed fish they are eating which is full of chemical dye and pesticides! It takes five tons of pelleted fish to produce one ton of salmon, which is madness!! Well done Iain!!!

[@IainSB]

Thank you for your comment Simon. I gets to me sometimes when I see diseased salmon and everything points to fish farms and Marine Scotland just shrug there shoulders and SEPA ,s hands are tied by a government that are blinkerd into thinking that they are getting 1 billion pounds a year into the economy just because the fish farms tell them ...

[@simonsmith9363]

@@IainSB have a look at this Iain, it will depress you but leave you wiser about the state of Salmon and sea trout in Ireland; kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYPIZ56XYpeEodk

[@kartermorgan5795]

Pro trick: watch series on kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies recently.

[@roybradley2392]

@Karter Morgan Yea, I have been using kaldrostream for years myself =)

[@kaysenjaxon9571]

@Karter Morgan Yea, have been watching on kaldroStream for years myself :D

[@mazo2267]

I enjoy your 'rants' Iain cos you make some really valid points. It's a pity that those sitting in their ivory towers don't take more notice. The evidence is difficult to argue against but sadly a 'sport/hobby is not a priority for them. What they fail to grasp is that their lack of appreciation of the issue has a far reaching impact on the environment way beyond our salmon......Scotland wouldn't be the same without a good heavy downpour now and again and we should expect more in the years ahead........my rant is now over!!

[@IainSB]

Thanks for the confirming rant Mr Mazo .. I believe that there are more fish suffering from disease that the fisheries are afraid to confirm because of the impact with returning anglers but unless there are a lot of complaints I feel no action will be taken by our so called environmental protection quangos ... CHeers Iain

[@TheLloydbelton]

Hey Iain, love your videos as usual. I was actually thinking of fishing Meikleour and Upper Islamouth this week coming, hoping to take advantage of the bump in water levels. I get the sense that it’s more of a spinning beat though and I’m keen to fish the fly only. Is that right? Otherwise I was thinking about Kercock which looks like better fly water. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[@IainSB]

I think that Meikleour fly fishing is more suitable from the boat as you can cover more water Lloyd the river is very wide and bank fishing is more suited to spinning. Garry at Kercock has more bank fly water and I think that it would be a better day out Cheers Iain. 🥃

[@TheLloydbelton]

@@IainSB cheers, thanks Iain!

[@paulallum6738]

Iain, again glorious Scenery and looked a cracking bit of water. Nice to see a Salmon caught, pity it was not to your rod. Agree with your rant, but afraid money talks, when the rivers are devoid of fish, it will never be their fault always blame somebody else. Tight lines, and hope you bank one soon.

[@IainSB]

Hi Paul I may be a bit biased but i do find that the scenery near any river is something to behold . its strange when the likes of seal has disease that you have so many come rushing out the undergrowth to mollycoddle them and if there was a flue epidemic amongst the beavers how much money would be wasted . because there is so much money involved in fish farming our wild salmon are suffering towards extinction ...... please excuse another RANT!

[@bryanbell5988]

Paul allum was

[@johnolsen7073]

Same issues on the west coast of Canada with farmed Atlantic salmon. Diseased fish, escapements and hatchery issues. Then there is drift nets in the Pacific on top of that. Tight lines!

[@IainSB]

Hi John I have seen a video that showed the problemes that salmon had with fish farms off Vancouver Island and it seems that your government have taken the same attitude as ours in Scotland. the amount of revenue that is bought into the areas where salmon fishing is a sport far outweigh the revenue that is brought in from salmon farms . I think that you have the same issues with ownership of salmon farms being mostly Norwegian or offshore companies . the practises that salmon farms use are not tolerated in Norway and many have been prosecuted and find and they find it is easier to get licences in other countries. I hope that governments waken up and see the problems that are caused with salmon faming because its not for the amount of times they have been told by scientists and other experts Tight lines Cheers Iain 🥃

[@caorach3354]

Another great one Iain but you are certainly having some difficult conditions this year. That's the way it is with fishing though and we all live in hope of that perfect day when everything just comes right. Hopefully conditions will improve once we are into September as my current plan is to fish September and the start of October in the Hebrides, videos will follow, and if the conditions work for me there might even be a few sea trout and salmon :-)

[@IainSB]

Hi Caorach I hope to watch more or your great videos again in the future.I also hope that you get a few more fish . all the best and tight lines Iain

[@clum84]

Unlucky with the conditions Iain. Always seems to happen to me on the more expensive beats! Nice to see you at Meikleour - I had my first ever Tay salmon from there in 2015 and unfortunately can't say there have been too many since. Look forward to seeing where you end up next. Cheers

[@IainSB]

Thanks Callum a lot of anglers think that I have lots of money ... its not the case but I do try to treat myself and family as there are no pockets in a shroud . variety is the spice of life and I will be out before the weekend if the water drops enough.. I would like to have another cast at Meikleour when the conditions are more favourable

[@mauricecahill3385]

Well done Iain!! You know my sentiments and I agree 110% with ya on all aspects of the FARMED SALMON scenario..... pity the POLITICIANS done see the same as we all do.....then again.....what percentage if any of that IDIOT CLAN actually do fish for a pastime for Salmon!!!!!! Tight lines fella!!

[@IainSB]

HI Maurice . The money that it has cost over the years when the seals sufferd from canine distemper and other such things like the persecution of raptors . but when it comes to salmon farms killing our wild salmon who cares because the government can justify spreading disease because of the amount of money that it brings to the economy................................................. you may not have noticed but I do like a RANT cheers Iain

[@jamescompston2678]

Lovely piece of water Iain! 👍 You are definately not struggling for water this year! 🤣 Good luck and tight lines on your next trip. 🎣

[@IainSB]

Hi James there is an anglers poem that does mention the problems of to much and two little water but I wont plagiarise it . but I will look forward to my next trip and hope the water drops and the fish are in the pools hope the conditions are good where you are ... Cheers Iain

[@alannash68]

Hi lain what do u think of the Shakespeare rod what size is it just looking to buy my first spey rod got a switch rod 11 ft 7 w

[@IainSB]

Hi Alan when I went for a larger rod to cast a bit further i picked up my 14. 9 Shakespeare scandi it is a rod that I feel is one of the best value rods on the market and I can cast as far with it as most other expensive rods.. if you look at the video you will see the Shakespeare logo on the rod .. cheers and tight lines Iain

[@vitalytsygankov7601]

Good day! I enjoy watching your videos. And now I’m already ripe for a trip to Scotland. I heard that in your country all the rivers are private and that fishing is very expensive. My wife and I are from Russia and we have enough salmon rivers, but this is not a family vacation. Often these are great fishing in the wild but for egoists. Is it possible for a young couple to visit Scotland in October and catch salmon in local rivers without huge prices?

[@IainSB]

HI Vitaly Thank you for you comment and I am glad that I have given you the incentive to come to our country... The back end runs of salmon are not as good as they use to be but you can still pick up some silver fish on some rivers . The river tweed is possibly your best chance but there are quite a few other rivers such as the rivers Nith. and Tay. What I would advise you to do is look on the fishpal web page and they give catch returns for a lot of rivers and advice and prices for fishing. if you wanted to fish the river Tweed in October you can look at fishpal and book several days on beats that are not that far apart and work out a budget... I am a a bit biased as you may have seen my videos at Cardrona on the river Tweed and a lot of them are recorded in October and November.. the price in October is £75 . Tight lines .. PS if you have any other questions I hope that I may help you Cheers Iain

[@vitalytsygankov7601]

@@IainSB Thank you so much for the answer. fishpal - а very useful resource, before that I did not know about it. And the Tweed river became the most coveted, thanks to the pictures in Google :) And what about the weather in the last week of October - is it possible to travel with a tent? Are there campsites on the Tweed River?

[@IainSB]

Hi Again Vitaly most campsites that are open until the end of October in Scotland.. there are to many for me to type on the page. If you look at.... all year round campsites in Scotland ... in your computer search engine and you will be able to zoom in on the area that you wish to be at.. I hope this helps . Cheers Iain

[@vitalytsygankov7601]

Iain SB Thank you, Lain!

[@robertcross6834]

They have been farming salmon in Ontario in the great lakes, with no tides it leaves a mess. Farms can work just need water separate from river and holding ponds for waste

[@IainSB]

The Norwegian salmon farms haver a lot to answer for . They have quite a few governments around the northern hemisphere thinking that they are helping with employment and income . Its strange that the Norwegian government have fined the salmon farm companies a fortune for bad practises and in Scotland , Canada and Ireland these environmental bad practises continue

[@RichardL291]

Unlucky Iain. It’s a big river at that height. Really puts me off when it’s so high. Feels like fishing an ocean and the Ghillies always disappointed with even your longest casts.

[@IainSB]

Hi Richard .. It was a bit of a pain to find the weather forecast was right for a change. I still felt I had the chance of a fish as the water was clear . I am a bit wary when the water is rising as I have had a small tree catch my legs once before when the water was rising about 10 years ago and now keep looking over my shoulder. I also slipped on the muddy bank and came down on my back , water went in my waders so was cold and wet and had enough.. but overall I enjoyed myself and the company was good. but hope to have a better experience next time out . Cheers Iain

[@jamesgreig1301]

Looks a big bit of water even without rain.to big for me.one of the finhorn yesterday. Tight lines.

[@IainSB]

Hi again James .. I see why you fish there and I hope to try and have a cast there next year if I can find the time and get a nod from my lovely wife Frances ... Cheers Iain

[@jamesgreig1301]

@@IainSB Aye good fly water at moy lost one as well 3 pulls mate got pull and other mate one and lost one.not bad going .

[@IainSB]

I have been at the Moy show quite a few times and always looked over the A9 at the water and I know that it is not one of the best stretches but I have to look over into the water and drool......................................... I hope at sometime to have a cast .. cheers Iain

[@jamesgreig1301]

@@IainSB hi iain.down at shenachie part beat 3 nice pools and runs beat 2 just as good.worth a go and reasonable price.tight lines.need high car to get to best 3 road not great.😀👌

[@IainSB]

Hi James I will have a look and see if I can get there sometime in the future 👍

[@thefalkirkfishermen5309]

Do u ever fish the river carron in central scotland

[@IainSB]

Hi G B never had a cast there . I have never looked into fishing on the Carron . I will try to have a look and see if i can get some information and have a day there next year as its not to far from where I live . Cheers Iain

[@Fishing.530]

Hey iain I tried to contact you but there wasn't any chance I was at river eriech caught 2 salmon and 3 trout was amazing

[@IainSB]

Hi again Ben Sorry about the time in getting back to you. I am pleased for you getting a day that you will remember for the rest of your life. I don,t know this river but I am sure you will return for more fun.... as I said before I do keep my head down as I have been moaned at by the anti brigade on the river bank and don,t want to be bothered with nasty emails and such like . I do meet a lot of anglers on the river bank that have watched my videos and its good chatting with them and hope sometime in the future that we may meet . cheers and tight lines for the future.

[@Fishing.530]

@@IainSB there where lots of aggressive game keepers shouting and luring of where i was but I just stocked to the plan and was rewarded

[@IainSB]

Well done

[@salmotv7926]

Take it was last wed that you were on Washed out myself !

[@IainSB]

Hi Gregor Friday was not any better we all pray for rain and when it comes like last week we all wonder if Noa is coming along looking for animals

[@kobyashimaru1353]

Canny hide money eh Iain? 😉Always wanted to have a cast at that pool. I fish a beat on the Isla that's a mile upstream from the junction and cheap at a 10th if the price 👍🏻

[@IainSB]

Hi Fuzzy .. I may have fished the same beat as you a few times . but the money side of things I fount out years ago you can,t take it with you so have fun while you can..... hope you get as much fun as me the time you are my age. all the best . Cheers Iain

[@IainSB]

I have just remembered the name of the beat it was Linxfarm

[@kobyashimaru1353]

Iain SB That’s the one mate. Also a class bit above that and well worth a cast on the fly is keithick streams. It’s newly added to fishpal and the owner has recently done a lot of work to open up the pools for the fly. Has to be seen to be believed. Stunning bit of fly water not 2 miles from islamouth. Maybe see you up there

[@richardbrown4294]

Salmon farms mean money, unfortunately it’s dirty money and Hollyroodj turn a blind eye. Natural Resources Wales did the same on the Welsh Dee, my local river, as soon as the took over from the EA they closed the hatchery. The reason being that a study showed that releasing reared fish was detrimental to wild stocks, they closed the hatchery and sold it off as it was quite a nice property, later they admitted that the study was based on a Canadian river and was irrelevant to the Dee. No heads have rolled and the Welsh Assembly have no control over NRW. Everybody now refers to it as Not Really Working.

[@IainSB]

As you say Richard its all about the money, the Scottish government have more revenue coming in from salmon farming than sheep farming so its a case of who cares about wild stocks.It looks like the less you know about the jobs created by government the better your chances of getting a job. Cheers Iain

[@sepposfiskehorna4454]

👌👍🎣🍻

[@IainSB]

Thanks Seppo hope that you are planning another wee trip for the sea trout without putting to much pressure on yourself🍺

[@sepposfiskehorna4454]

Thanks Iain! At the end of next week I'll fly fishing again🍻

[@IainSB]

👍👌🎣😉

[@XHighlanderX]

👍😉

[@IainSB]

HI X H X loving your comments 👍👌

[@mikemcewen18]

Years ago the Norwegian Government advised pregnant women to AVOID eating farmed salmon and still no action has been taken to expose the dangers.

[@IainSB]

Governments no matter how they are are only interested in the revenue that can be dragged in

[@roberta.k4213]

I’ve read about the diseases that salmon farming brings and it’s tragic. Unfortunately, there’s big $$ in it and everybody wants some. Wish they would outlaw the farming.

[@IainSB]

There is a youtube video about salmon farms that Panorama made for BBC tv and its worth watching. its a pity that the general public that eat farmed salmon did not watch in bigger numbers

[@abkfishingshootingdiaries7130]

What an infinite insane decision to close hatcheries. I wonder what underqualified idiot adviser came up with this one. Furthermore what is this "Noddy" being paid. In nearly 57 years fishing for salmon in Scotland I have heard some stupid ideas, but this takes the biscuit.

[@IainSB]

Hi again Mr K . From what I have been told only rivers that have problems with extremely low salmon stock are going to be allowed to have hatchery fish ........ for me that is most of the rivers in Scotland . rivers such as the Garry are included but I don,t think there are any others on the Tay. it is strange that there does not seem to be any great problem with hatchery farmed salmon escaping in there tens of thousands and spreading disease amongst our wild fish.

[@davestroud4794]

See some is selling yourcwe fly on Ebay.

[@IainSB]

Hi David .. I only hope that they stick to the recipe and get it right I would hate to think that anglers were getting cheated with my fly as the government are cheating us with our wild salmon. Cheers Iain

[@davestroud4794]

Yes money talks. Not interested in the wild salmon. Had a 14 pounder last week on the Dee good solid silver fish. one side all red sores and I never had my camera to take picture and they say it's not connected with fish farms. Any way Ebay £14.50 for three flys plus postage.some one making money of your fame😁😂✌🏼 Thanks again Iain for your reply

[@gillesromagne7684]

Iain SB !

[@raybede]

I thought you were extremely tolerant of the gillie and the bloke in the boat who having hooked a fish proceeded to your bank and mess up your beat!!

[@IainSB]

Hi Rae There isn,t that many places there to land a fish ... and they let me have a while extra to make up for splashing about in front of me ...and Its good to see a smile on other anglers faces . Cheers Iain

[@mikemcewen18]

Farmed salmon. The public need educating, let them see some of the underwater horror videos of farmed fish being eaten away by sea lice. These facts are hidden by the authorities, all part of the profit at any cost policy that they are ordered to adopt. Too many people talking and not doing, time for them all to get together, stand outside supermarkets, issue leaflets, go on marches and let the people know how by buying farmed salmon they are destroying the environment and endangering lives.

[@IainSB]

I agree Mike and its a proven fact that farmed salmon have high levels of toxin due to the concentrated pellets that are fed to them . I remember an interview with one of the scientists that was defending salmon farms and he was asked if he would eat farmed salmon once a week ....... he would not answer even after being asked several times Cheers Iain 🥃